SOC 47-2211 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Springfield, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sheet Metal Workers in Springfield, IL is $90,330. The 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $112,450. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$90,330

10th percentile
$45,970
25th percentile
$63,440
Median
$90,330
75th percentile
$99,440
90th percentile
$112,450
Mean
$83,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $112,450. The difference is $66,480, which is 73.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,440 to the 75th at $99,440, covers $36,000.

The mean annual wage is $83,650, which sits below the median of $90,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, IL median is 46.2% higher than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,396, which is 57.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Illinois median of $86,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, IL is 92.745, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $97,396 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Springfield, IL ranks 4th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Peoria, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $87,120 and employment of 120. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,494, against $97,396 here.
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL is 79 miles away, with a median of $92,710 and employment of 110. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,006, against $97,396 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $66,080 and employment of 1,050. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,494, against $97,396 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, IL (40 of 100,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Springfield, IL · Sheet Metal Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Springfield, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sheet Metal Workers in Springfield, IL is $90,330. The 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $112,450. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Sheet Metal Workers?

The local median is 46.2% higher than the national median of $61,800.

What is Sheet Metal Workers pay in Springfield, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, IL is 92.745, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $90,330 is $97,396. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, IL compare with nearby metros for Sheet Metal Workers?

Peoria, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $87,120. Springfield, IL ranks 4th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.